President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Musa Adamu Aliyu as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences, ICPC.
Aliyu’s appointment will now have to await Senate’s confirmation as the President also approved a new management team for the commission.
The appointment, disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday, October 17, reads;
“In exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and in furtherance of the Renewed Hope mandate to reform key institutions and invigorate Nigeria’s war on corruption, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), pending Senate confirmation.”
The president also appointed Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as the secretary to the commission.
According to the statement, the new chairman of the ICPC is nominated for confirmation by the senate, following Tinubu’s approval of the outgoing Bolaji Owasanoye’s request to proceed on pre-end of tenure leave beginning on November 4, ahead of the expiration of his tenure on February 3, 2024.
“The position of Secretary to the Commission does not require Senate confirmation and, therefore, by the directive of the President, the appointment of Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as Secretary of the Commission takes immediate effect,” the statement added.
“Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu has embarked upon many far-reaching reforms as the Attorney General of Jigawa State since September 2019 and holds Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Law. He was also named as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria-designate in October 2023.
“Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience and has served meritoriously in the public service as a Member of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission and Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council.
“The President implores the new management team of the ICPC to always be above board as they discharge their duties without fear or favour concerning all matters before them.”
Meanwhile, at yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, the industrialization agenda of the President Tinubu’s administration came into focus.
The Federal Government is poised to achieve full industrialisation of the economy in line with the eight-point agenda of President Tinubu.
With this new commitment to the real sector, the economy is expected to see a boost in job creation and a general increase in economic indices, especially GDP growth rates, which is projected to move from above 3.5 percent from 2024 to 7 percent.
The ambition of President Tinubu is to grow the economy from the current $450 billion GDP to $1 trillion in the next eight years. To actualize this, the government came up with a roadmap to stimulate industrial growth, especially catalyzing SMEs growth and reving up the entire industrial sector.
To ensure all red tape and administrative bottlenecks are eliminated, the Federal Executive Council set up the following Sub-committees:
1. Sub-committee on consumer credit.
2. Sub-committee on commodity exchange.
3. Sub-committee on heavy industries and steel development.
4. Sub-committee on trade facilitation and ease of doing business.
5. Sub-committee on licensing and certification of artisans.
6. Sub-committee on trade facilitation and realization.
7. Sub-committee on mining and solid minerals.
8. Sub-committee on oil and gas.
9 Sub-committee on Creative Industries.
The council also approved the setup of the committee to review the Free Trade Zones and Special Economic Zones.
